Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

In 2007, I realized that a much more effective way to aggregate interesting actions would be to subscribe to RSS feeds from trusted sources. I wrote about the potential for aggregating RSS feeds of giving opportunities in a blog post called, Why We Need Group Fundraising RSS Feeds. They were talking about API’s. was difficult.

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API Action Open Web 186

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. Our application also automatically generates RSS feeds for their supporters to stay engaged throughout the life of the project.

Interview 123

Interview San Diego Map Mashup 123

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

We're hosting a contest called the NetSquared Mashup Challenge that I wanted to let you know about, and am hoping that you'll pass on to social changemakers and web innovators in your community. Wikipedia defines a mashup as, "a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool."

Mashup 40

Mashup Netsquared Challenge San Jose 40

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Entrants built useful applications incorporating at least one data feed from Data.gov , in an effort to make government data accessible and usable. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. An API is basically a contract between computers.

Data 82

Data API Mashup Contest 82

Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

And they're doing it in ways that allow people to build web applications on top of the data. Users can, for example, subscribe to feeds of crime incidents or view a Google Map of construction projects completed in 2009. What are your favorite examples of government data applications and mashups? for the public.

Government 53

Government Rhode Island District of Columbia Data 53

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

How many feeds? Nonprofit Pulse just created a mashup. Desktop applications built for Twitter allow you to read replies and direct messages and offer a more custom browsing experience. Not everyone has to do the deep dive or heavy lifting, how will you organize your team effort? Social Listening Literacy Skills.

Twitter 95

Twitter Mashup Profile Search 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

news or web feeds ???? or software that gathers all the news feeds in one place where you can scan/read them quickly. The news feeds are created by some behind-the-scenes code called ???? Most blog software can generate a RSS feed with the click of a button - you don??????t Consuming Reading Feeds. Read your feeds.

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Remix Professional Technorati Wiki 50